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AW Invitational - Round 7 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; Grappling Panda! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Cleber Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Panda forces Rocha back against the cage and clinches.
Panda pulls Rocha into guard.
Rocha trying to control but Panda is working from the bottom.
Panda controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Panda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rocha can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Panda keeping moving, preventing Rocha from controlling successfully.
Panda is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha wants to control from the top but Panda keeps moving.
Panda has his hands on Rocha's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha looking to pass the guard.
Rocha controls from within his opponent's guard.
Panda controlling Rocha's posture.
Panda really is a fat lump.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Panda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Panda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Panda controlling Rocha's posture.
Rocha looking to pass the guard.
Panda is adopting a defensive guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Panda controls Rocha momentarily but Rocha frees himself.
Rocha trying to control but Panda is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Panda is adopting a defensive guard.
Rocha trying to control but Panda is working from the bottom.
Panda has control of Rocha's left arm, preventing Rocha from doing any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rocha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Panda is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rocha has gone for a leg lock! Panda slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rocha's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Panda (2) vs (0) Rocha
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Panda is stalling in the full guard.
Rocha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rocha looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Panda passes into half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Panda not doing much here.
Rocha trying to control but Panda postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Rocha looking for submissions off his back.
Panda performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Panda is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rocha has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Rocha trying to control but Panda postures up.
Well, if Panda is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Rocha wants to control the action here but instead Panda manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Panda (5) vs (0) Rocha
Panda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rocha working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Panda takes the fight on points by 5 to 0. |
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